Taylor v. District of Columbia

Karen Taylor broke her ankle when she slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk in front of and adjacent to that portion of the U.S. Department of Labor building located on the southwest corner of Third Street and Indiana Avenue, N.W., facing the District of Columbia building at 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W. She sued the District of Columbia for damages. The District orally moved for dismissal or summary judgment, arguing that the District owed no duty to Taylor because she fell on a sidewalk by United States government property, a stipulated fact. The trial court ruled from the bench that the case of…